HIMSS launches new definition of digital health
Mobi Health News
MARCH 10, 2020
The nonprofit professional organization hopes to unify the industry with an active, useful definition of an often ambiguous term.
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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience
Health Populi
JULY 7, 2023
The definition of “convenience” in the eyes of patients, consumers, and caregivers is multi-faceted, with the concept of “location” shifting both physically and digitally. We learn this in new research from JLL , the global real estate services company.
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Consumers Expand Their Definition of Well-Being to Include Food-As-Medicine
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
The report’s insights are based on surveys FMI has conducted over the past two years, as the Foundation has observed that consumers broadening their definition of health to include emotional health, energy levels, and sleep quality.
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UK-Based HealthTech Startup Definition Health Raises £5.75 million in Pre-Seed Funding to Streamline Surgical Care with Advanced Predictive AI Technology
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Expansion with Opportunities for Collaboration Definition Health , a UK-based, clinician-led HealthTech innovator, has secured £5.75 Definition Health combats this by drawing on proprietary data from over 400,000 surgeries to build predictive models that optimize care and mitigate surgical risk. million ($7.5
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CVS Health signs definitive agreement to sell bswift to Francisco Partners
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The San Francisco-based investment firm purchased bswift to propel long-term growth.
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Health Catalyst Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Upfront Healthcare Services
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Upfront Healthcare Services, Inc. , Health Catalyst, Inc. , a next-generation patient engagement platform provider.
AMA survey: Doctors more optimistic about digital health tools
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
According to a survey by the American Medical Association, 93% of physicians felt there was some advantage or a definite advantage to using digital health tools in 2022, compared with 85% in 2016.
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Transcarent to acquire Accolade for $621 million
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 9, 2025
Transcarent, an employee healthcare navigation company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire health benefits platform Accolade for about $621 million, or $7.03 per share in cash.
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NextGen Healthcare Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
a leading provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo , a leading software investment firm. NextGen Healthcare Shareholders to Receive $23.95 Per Share in Cash, a 46.4%
Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
93% of physicians see advantages in digital health tools for patient care, split by 44% seeing “definite advantages” and 49% seeing “some advantage.” ” There was an 8-point growth in those seeing “definite advantages” since 2019.
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Perficient Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire SMEDIX, INC.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Strengthens Healthcare Industry Software Development Capabilities and Adds Global Delivery Capacity in Eastern Europe Perficient, Inc. , the leading digital consultancy transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands, announced today it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire SMEDIX, Inc. ,
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The South Carolina District Court’s Ruling On the Definition of a 340B Patient
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 23, 2024
By Ken Perez, healthcare marketing, strategy and policy consultant The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to give safety-net providers—those that deliver a significant level of both healthcare and other health-related services to […] The article The South Carolina District Court’s Ruling On the Definition of a 340B Patient appeared (..)
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Centene Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Divest Apixio to New Mountain Capital
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 15, 2023
Centene Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Apixio , a leading artificial intelligence platform that enables value-based care, to New Mountain Capital , a growth-oriented investment firm with more than $37 billion in assets under management. Centene acquired Apixio in December 2020.
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The surprising way email can make you a better doctor
KevinMD
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Office visits offer definitive evidence that patients need to change. Doctors, you need to improve the patient experience. Your intentions are there, but patients are starving for more. Tests results provide real data to make patients aware of health concerns. This is a clear and obvious starting point.
Self-Care Is Healthcare In Consumers’ Hands, Peaking on Google Trends
Health Populi
MARCH 15, 2019
As I dug in deeper to these intentions via Google searches on self-care, I found a broad range of queries covering peoples’ uniquely personal definitions of “health.” The paragraphs shown here in the last graphic from Caity Weaver is one snippet from Self-Care: A Working Definition.
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Digital Therapeutics: transforming healthcare from bench to bedside
Digital Health Global
MARCH 8, 2024
Defining Digital Therapeutics One of the primary challenges in the realm of DTx lies in establishing a clear and universally accepted definition. While various definitions exist, the lack of consensus complicates regulatory frameworks and research endeavors.
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Lucence develops sample collection medical device to facilitate COVID-19 testing
Mobi Health News
MARCH 22, 2020
WHY IT MATTERS Currently, definitive diagnosis of RNA viral infections such as COVID-19 requires patients with respiratory infections to undergo nose and/or throat swabs, and it is recommended that these samples are transported with chilled media.
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The Top Patient Safety Risks in 2025 Are Mostly About the “Human OS” – Reading ECRI’s Annual Report
Health Populi
MARCH 10, 2025
The definition of medical gaslighting offered by the American Journal of Medicine is that it’s derived from the term “‘gaslighting,’ when an individual is manipulated into questioning their own perception.”
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Techquity: Getting Healthy Through Equity-by-Design
Health Populi
MARCH 29, 2023
” Start with the definition set forth in the report: that techquity is the “intentional design and deployment of technology both to advance health equity and to avoid depending existing systemic inequities and health disparities.”
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Necessity is the Mother(board) – How COVID-19 Inspires Local Communities to Build Broadband
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
map of median broadband speeds and affordability, where the red areas shown locales where speeds routinely fall below the FCC’s base definition of broadband. The result is shown in the U.S.
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Stryker Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire care.ai, a Leading Virtual Care and Ambient Intelligence Solutions Platform
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Stryker , a global leader in medical technologies, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire care.ai , a privately held company specializing in delivering AI-assisted virtual care workflows, smart room technology, and ambient intelligence solutions.
Embracing Innovation: Fabrizio Connicella on Chiesi Group’s New Approach at Frontiers Health 2024
Digital Health Global
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Value Beyond Financial Returns Connicella discussed the broader definition of value that Chiesi embraces. By embracing collaboration, sustainability, and a broader definition of value, Chiesi is paving the way for a more integrated and impactful future in healthcare.
Montana Senate committee unanimously moves forward with telehealth expansion bill
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The bill also revises the definition of telehealth to expand beyond licensed physician-provided care and encompass treatment such as behavioral health. "What we're trying to make sure is that the definition of telehealth is not restricted so that it doesn't matter where the patient is and where the provider is," said Jones.
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Home Is Where the Health Is, CareMore Health (And Most People) Believe
Health Populi
JANUARY 16, 2020
The definition of that “modern house call” is largely based on the model of care delivered by CareMore Health — a team-based approach that serves the whole person beyond their diagnosis. adults 23 years of age and over in September and October 2019.
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The Demand for Self-Care At-Home Will Grow Post-Pandemic – Insights from IRI
Health Populi
MAY 5, 2022
When it comes to peoples’ relationship to consumer packaged goods (CPG), the public health crisis has indeed impacted consumers’ purchasing behaviors and definition of “value,” based on IRI’s latest analysis of CPG shifts in 2022 and 2023. and better-for-you ingredients and functional benefits.
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General Catalyst's HATCo moves forward on $485M Summa Health deal
FierceHealthIT
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Venture capital firm General Catalyst's Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo) signed a definitive agreement to buy Summa Health for $485 million, the organizations announced Thursday.
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HIMSSCast: Taking telehealth beyond the video chat
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 21, 2022
Talking points: The transition of care to "virtual-first" The evolution of the definition of telemedicine. Like what you hear? Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or Google Play ! The use cases of telehealth beyond synchronous video calls. Using acute-level hospital services as inspiration.
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Teladoc Health to Acquire Catapult Health, Advancing Integrated Care Strategy
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 14, 2025
Strategic Acquisition will Enhance Teladoc Healths Preventive Care and Chronic Care Management Capabilities, Expand At-Home Testing Teladoc Health , the global leader in virtual care, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Catapult Health, a leading provider of virtual preventive care services.
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FierceHealthIT
MARCH 6, 2025
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has entered into a definitive agreement with Walgreens Boots Alliance to acquire the struggling retail pharmacy chain. | The confirmation follows weeks of speculation and rumors that Sycamore was planning to take over Walgreens and take the company private.
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Redefining PPE As Primary Care, Public Health, and Health Equity – The Community PPE Index
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
” As OED evolves the definition of PPE, the wordsmiths could borrow from OSHA’s website , noting that PPE, “is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. In May 2020, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) re-visited the acronym, “PPE.”
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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time
Health Populi
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Or an expanded definition of a “digital therapeutic” with the car as a delivery channel or vessel for care and information source. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Abbott’s CEO Ford joins two other industry executives keynoting #CES2022: Mary Barra of General Motors and Mike Sievert of T-Mobile.
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One Medical posts revenue, membership gains as it preps for Amazon acquisition
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 5, 2022
Less than a month later, of course, on July 21, 2022, the company announced its definitive merger agreement with Amazon , which agreed to acquire One Medical for $18 per share in a $3.9 One medical also noted that it had $347.6 million of cash and marketable securities on hand, as of June 30, 2022. billion all-cash transaction.
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Healthcare AI Agent Proliferation – Fun Friday
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
We’re definitely going to see this healthcare AI agent proliferation. It’s a revision of a classic one that we’ve seen with healthcare standards that is now being applied to Specialized AI agents. Check out the cartoon shared by the incredibly brilliant Corinne Stroum.
Digital Health Tools Are Finding Business Models – IQVIA’s 2021 Read on the Health of Digital Health
Health Populi
JULY 22, 2021
Thank you, IQVIA team, for another rich and insightful annual report on digital health, bringing pragmatism and focus to a health care segment in need of greater clarity and definition.
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DispatchHealth and Medically Home to Merge, Increasing Access to Hospital-Level Care at Home for Americans
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 14, 2025
The terms of the definitive agreement were not disclosed. Once the deal closes, Medically Home will become part of DispatchHealth. The merger is expected to close mid-year 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. MTS Health Partners is serving as financial advisor to DispatchHealth.
Why CES 2022 Will Be Keynoted by a Health Care Executive
Health Populi
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Or an expanded definition of a “digital therapeutic” with the car as a delivery channel or vessel for care and information source. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Abbott’s CEO Ford joins two other industry executives keynoting #CES2022: Mary Barra of General Motors and Mike Sievert of T-Mobile.
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Unifying telemedicine efforts can help health systems succeed with virtual care
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Identify key stakeholders who will be critical to overall success, and their definitions of "value." " Identify the best places to start to get results that speak directly to the value needs. Build clinical and business champions and momentum for the next steps.
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Telemedicine racks up big cost savings and enhanced care for Nebraska hospital
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 21, 2025
"Avel installed secure, interactive, high-definition video and audio equipment and trained our staff. Now Chase is adding behavioral health services to the ED in response to the current mental health crisis. "The technology is easy to use," Cyboron noted.
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What Walmart’s Look at Ozempic Users Tells Us About Health/Care Consumers
Health Populi
OCTOBER 6, 2023
“We definitely do see a slight change compared to the total population, we do see a slight pullback in overall basket,” the CEO of Walmart US is quoted in Bloomberg. “Just less units, slightly less calories.”
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Consumers’ Growing Use of Portals and Apps: People Embracing Their Patient Journeys
Health Populi
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Interestingly, 70% of patients also viewed their clinical notes in 2022, newly-measured by the ONC survey. ” That explanation comes from IDC’s work on digital front doors turbocharged during the pandemic.
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Retail Clinics’ Growing Role in Health Care and Prescription Drug Sales
Health Populi
MAY 22, 2023
“It seemed like an odd pairing: shampoo and a throat swab,” observes a new report on the growth of retail health from Definitive Healthcare. While the use of emergency departments fell by 1% in the past five years, the use of retail clinics expanded by 70%, Definitive Healthcare calculated.
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People Want to Flourish, Not Just Live – Speaking Health Politics to Real People
Health Populi
JUNE 3, 2019
The context for the question was that the 1948 World Health Organization definition of health — that health is, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”– was not so useful in the 21st century. Flourishing by definition means “to grow” or “to prosper.”
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Virtual healthcare trajectory remains vital post-pandemic
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 19, 2021
“We’ve definitely seen. “One thing that COVID has definitely shown is that we have challenges in our country in this area,” Snyder concluded. how those two are joined at the hip,” she said. Creating personalized patient experiences. The one-size-fits-all approach does not work.
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Healthcare March Madness, Botification, and Org Charts – Fun Friday
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 28, 2025
Definitely too much overhead and complexity in healthcare (ie. Although, I think we can all agree that tipping has gotten out of control. Do you think we’ll ever see doctors offices taking tips? You made need to click here to see this one fully. org charts) and not enough treasure. I hope you have an amazing weekend!
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